Lincoln County woman strikes âgoldâÂ
RALEIGHÂ â Camilla Fisher of Denver saw her $5 scratch-off ticket win her a $250,000 top prize.
âWeâre over the moon,â she said as she claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. âWe just couldnât believe it.â
Fisher purchased her winning $250,000 Gold Rush ticket from the Speedway on N.C. 16 North in Denver.
After required federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $176,876.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs like $250,000 Gold Rush make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have helped all of North Carolinaâs 100 counties, click on the âImpactâ section of the lotteryâs website.
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January 22, 2021
Link purchased her lucky Mega Bucks ticket at Dean’s Superette on South Lincoln Street in Dallas.
She claimed her top prize Thursday at the lottery’s Charlotte regional office. After required federal and state tax withholdings she took home $141,501.
Mega Bucks launched in December 2020 with 10 $200,000 top prizes. Eight remain to be won.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs like Mega Bucks make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have helped all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.